AfOx 2023 Visiting Fellowship Programme for African Students

Published: 31 Mar 2023

The AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme is designed to allow exceptional African researchers to build international networks and focus on a project of their choice in collaboration with Oxford-based scholars. The Fellowship is open to researchers across all academic fields. Fellows will be affiliated with the University of Oxford for 12 months,  including ten months of virtual engagement and a two month in-person visit to Oxford during Trinity Term.

During the Fellowship, AfOx Fellows are associated with a Department and a College within the University. Fellows can apply to work with scholars based in any of the University’s departments. AfOx is a cross-university platform which supports collaboration across all the departments at Oxford University. Learn more about the Collegiate University system at Oxford here.

AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme

Application Deadline	June 9, 2023
Funding Type	Partially Funded
Country to study	United Kingdom
School to study	University of Oxford
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme

• The Fellows appointed will be provided with an en-suite, single occupancy study bedroom with all meals provided in the host College.
• A temporary University card for and temporary membership to the college Senior Common Room will be granted for the period of residency.
• The fellowship will also include airfare, visa fee and a maintenance allowance for incidental expenses.

Requirements for AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme

• The Fellowship is open to researchers across all academic fields. 
• Applicants must have an Oxford-based researcher named as their collaborator on their application.
• Legal resident of an African country holding an appointment in an African academic or research institution with an existing collaboration with Oxford or in contact with a potential collaborator at Oxford.

Selection Process

Selection Criteria: 

• Applications will be reviewed primarily on the quality and value added of the proposed research agenda, the fit between the applicant and the Oxford host, and the feasibility of the proposed activities in the timescale of the fellowship.

Application Deadline

June 9, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) on webportalapp.com to apply